Switzerland is on alert after a shooter attack in Sion. For unknown reasons, the shooter opened fire and killed two people and wounded another.
He then fled and authorities launched a manhunt to find and arrest him. The shooter knew his victims. The incident occurred in western Switzerland shortly before 08:00 on Monday morning (11/12), the British newspaper DailyMail reports, citing a statement from local authorities.
Gunman kills two and leaves one injured before going on the run in Switzerland https://t.co/oin09ig7H0 pic.twitter.com/T9cKrhXgIO
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) December 11, 2023
“Two people were killed and another was injured,” police said, adding that the man’s identity remains unknown. The same government statement said the shooter knew his victims and that he opened fire in two different locations in the city, but provided no other details.
The Wallis County District Attorney’s Office has launched an investigation into the attack.
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